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| + | | birth_name = Barnard Samuel Lerner | ||
| + | | birth_day = March 19, | ||
| + | | birth_year = 1931 | ||
| + | | birth_place = London, England | ||
| + | | death_day = November 10, | ||
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| + | '''Bobby Bernard''' (1931-2014) was a British magician who has made contributions to many magazines including the [[Pentagram]] and [[Apocalypse]]. | ||
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| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | Bernard was a sickly child, so he was sent off to Wales to recuperate. When he came back to London his mother used to bribe him to go to the hospital by taking him to a magic shop. {{Youtube Thumb|Xcr5piwbUP4}} | ||
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| + | He worked as a professional magician for 50 years before retiring. | ||
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| + | He was a member of the group that used to meet every Saturday in London with [[Jack Avis]], [[Roy Walton]] and [[Alex Elmsley]].<ref>http://www.totallyjewish.com/entertainment/features_and_reviews/?content_id=1337</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Inventions== | ||
| + | * Bobby Bernard False Cut | ||
| + | * Magic Mirror (1954) | ||
| + | * [[Bernard Coin Box]] (1961) | ||
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== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
| − | * | + | * Magic in Miniature Lecture Notes (1958) |
| − | * | + | * Bernard's Lesson on Coin Magic written by [[Lewis Ganson]] (1978) |
| − | * Dice Stacking | + | * Bernard's Lesson on Dice Stacking written by Lewis Ganson (1979) |
| − | * | + | * Chapter 8: A Session with Bobby Bernard in The Art of Close Up Magic, Vol. 2, page 208 by Lewis Ganson (1969) |
| + | * Tabled Bluff Pass in [[Apocalypse]], Vol 4, No. 5, May 1981 | ||
| + | * [[The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard]] by Val Andrews (1982) | ||
| + | * The Bobby Bernard False Cut in [[Card College]] Vol. 1, page 58 entitled ''The False Swing Cut''. | ||
| + | * Videos | ||
| + | ** [[Videonics]] V03 Bobby Bernard - Dice Stacking - Vol. 1 (1980) | ||
| + | ** Videonics V04 Bobby Bernard - Close-up Moves - Vol. 2 (1980) | ||
| + | ** Videonics V05 Bobby Bernard - Close-up Moves - Vol. 3 (1980) | ||
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| + | {{References}} | ||
| + | * The Linking Ring, Vol. 38, No. 2, April 1958, Linking Ring Columnist Bobby Bernard will present close-up comedy act and lecture at IBM Convention in Buffalo, N.Y., by A. T. Crumpet, page 56 | ||
| + | * Cover, Magic Circular, February 1977 | ||
| + | * [http://forums.geniimagazine.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=45556 Bobby Bernard R.I.P. at Genii Forum] | ||
| + | * https://twitter.com/hashtag/bobbybernard | ||
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Revision as of 13:41, 11 November 2014
| Bobby Bernard | |
| Born | Barnard Samuel Lerner March 19, 1931 London, England |
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| Died | November 10, 2014 (age 83) |
Bobby Bernard (1931-2014) was a British magician who has made contributions to many magazines including the Pentagram and Apocalypse.
Biography
Bernard was a sickly child, so he was sent off to Wales to recuperate. When he came back to London his mother used to bribe him to go to the hospital by taking him to a magic shop.
He worked as a professional magician for 50 years before retiring.
He was a member of the group that used to meet every Saturday in London with Jack Avis, Roy Walton and Alex Elmsley.[1]
Inventions
- Bobby Bernard False Cut
- Magic Mirror (1954)
- Bernard Coin Box (1961)
Bibliography
- Magic in Miniature Lecture Notes (1958)
- Bernard's Lesson on Coin Magic written by Lewis Ganson (1978)
- Bernard's Lesson on Dice Stacking written by Lewis Ganson (1979)
- Chapter 8: A Session with Bobby Bernard in The Art of Close Up Magic, Vol. 2, page 208 by Lewis Ganson (1969)
- Tabled Bluff Pass in Apocalypse, Vol 4, No. 5, May 1981
- The Coin and Card Magic of Bobby Bernard by Val Andrews (1982)
- The Bobby Bernard False Cut in Card College Vol. 1, page 58 entitled The False Swing Cut.
- Videos
- Videonics V03 Bobby Bernard - Dice Stacking - Vol. 1 (1980)
- Videonics V04 Bobby Bernard - Close-up Moves - Vol. 2 (1980)
- Videonics V05 Bobby Bernard - Close-up Moves - Vol. 3 (1980)
References
- The Linking Ring, Vol. 38, No. 2, April 1958, Linking Ring Columnist Bobby Bernard will present close-up comedy act and lecture at IBM Convention in Buffalo, N.Y., by A. T. Crumpet, page 56
- Cover, Magic Circular, February 1977
- Bobby Bernard R.I.P. at Genii Forum
- https://twitter.com/hashtag/bobbybernard
